The DAT is designed to assist you with reviewing your existing diet. It helps you identify high calorie foods, drinks, and snacks to replace with similar, but more healthful alternatives.
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DAT Example for the Football Fan.
Super Bowl Sunday is the second biggest eating day of the year (next to Thanksgiving). More than likely, every Sunday is a “super” eating day for most pro football fans and fattening goodies seem to go hand-in-hand with the pigskin. If you’re also into college games, the entire weekend can become a munch fest in front of the T.V. That means the fridge gets blitzed approximately 17 weekends a year (or more with the preseason and playoffs).
So, how do you eat better while enjoying all the action on the gridiron? Try replacing the foods, snacks, and drinks you love with more healthful alternatives. Here’s an easy illustration for the hungry football fan that likes to drink and snack during games.
Like Beer? Try Save $$ Tips
Budweiser® six pack (876 cals and 66 carbs) | Bud Light® Select 55 (330 cals and 11 carbs) | 546 cals and 55 carbs | Wait for sales and stock up |
Blue Moon® six pack (1,026 cals and 84 carbs) | Bud Light Golden Wheat (708 cals and 48 carbs) | 318 cals and 36 carbs | Wait for sales and stock up |
Beer six pack | Captain Morgan® and diet cola (88 cals, <1 carb) | 938 cals and 83 carbs or more depending on brew | Wait for sales and stock up |
Like Chips? Try Save $$ Tips
Lays® Classic Potato Chips (5 ½ oz bag at 900 cals, 60g fat) and ranch dip | ALDI Fit & Active®
Ranch Rice Snacks (6 oz bag at 770 cals, 27g fat) | 130 cals and 33g fat and save 140 cals and 14g fat per scoop of ranch dip | ALDI saves up to $1 or more per bag |
Lays Classic Potato Chips with ranch dip (5 ½ oz bag) | 1 pound bag of ALDI baby carrots with ranch dip is as crunchy and more filling at 175 cals and 0g fat | 725 cals and 60g fat. Dip in Fit&Active Light Ranch dressing. | ALDI saves up to $1 or more per bag |
Doritos® Tortilla Chips (150 calories, 8g fat, 17 net carbs per 1 oz) | Trader Joes® Spicy Soy and Flax Seed Tortilla Chips (130 cals, 8g fat, 9 net carbs per 1 oz) | 20 cals and 8 carbs per 1 oz and adds Omega-3 fatty acids and 4g more protein | Trader Joes saves up to $1 or more per bag |
Doritos® (300 cals, 16g fat, 34 net carbs for about 20 chips) | Sunflower Seeds in Shell (240 cals, 15g fat, 15g net carbs for 1 and 1/3 cups) | 60 cals, 19 carbs, plus 20 chips are consumed in minutes, but seeds in shell are tasty all four quarters. | Sunflower seeds last 5x longer than chips to save you money |
Like Chili? Try Save $$ Tips 80% lean ground beef (270 cals, 18g fat, 97mg cholesterol per serving) | Fit&Active 90% lean ground beef or turkey (160 cals, 8g fat, 70mg cholesterol per serving) | 110 cals, 10g fat, 27mg cholesterol | ALDI saves up to $2 per package |
80% lean ground beef | Light Life Gimme Lean® Beef Non-meat Product (140 cals, 0g fat, 0mg cholesterol per comparable serving) | 130 cals, 18g fat, 97mg cholesterol and adds 4g fiber | Buy Light Life products at Whole Foods or Trader Joes and save money |
Spice up you life with a healthy chili recipe; it is so easy to make. Get a pan and brown Fit&Active 90% lean beef or turkey grounds, or Light Life Gimme Lean Beef. Add a large can of crushed tomatoes (and a second of diced tomatoes), a package of Great Value Chili Seasoning Mix, and simmer until done. Leave out the beans to lower the carbs and gas. Great Value cayenne pepper provides more heat to taste. Chili that is made with lean meat is a low fat and low carb treat. The leftover chili is great at work during the week. Freeze chili in small plastic containers and microwave it whenever you need a quick lunch.